Sheil Kapadia

Philly.com

With the Eagles set to open their home schedule this Sunday, and the Cowboys slated to break in their new Stadium Sunday night, I thought now would be a good time to reference it.

According to Chicago-based firm Team Marketing Research, the average ticket cost for an NFL game is $74.99. The Eagles fall below the average at $69.00. Seventeen teams have a higher average ticket price than the Eagles.

The report also included a special category, which calculated how much it would cost to take a family of four to a game. The number included four average-priced general tickets, two small beers, four small soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking, two programs, and two least-expensive caps. For the Eagles, the total came out to $387.50, which ranked in the middle of the pack, 15th in the league. The league average is $412.64.

If you're like the Kapadias, you stop for hoagies on the way, eat them in the car while listening to pre-game shows on the radio and you share a soda and Chickie's and Pete's crab fries while in the stadium. For the really cold games, add in a hot chocolate. But then again, that's just us.

So who's at the top of this list? It should come as no surprise. The Dallas Cowboys. Average ticket price? $159.65.

Average family of four? $758.58. Wow. That's unbelievable.

The study points out though that Dallas offers standing room only tickets for $29 and season ticket packages for as low as $59 per game.

The Patriots ($117.84 for the average ticket), Bears ($88.33) and Giants ($88.63) are also among the most expensive teams.

The Browns ($54.65), Panthers ($63.32), Jaguars ($57.34) and Bills ($51.24) are the most affordable.